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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Anju learn that she enjoys doing in America?

2. What does Sudha name her daughter?

3. How does Anju feel about her father-in-law?

4. Who speaks up most for Sudha?

5. Who is hateful to Sudha, convincing her to move to America?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Anju decide to get a job?

2. Why does Sudha's mother-in-law want her to have an abortion?

3. How does Anju feel about getting married?

4. How does Anju feel when she finds Sudha's handkerchief in Sunjil's belongings?

5. What request does Ashok make of Sudha?

6. What does Sudha worry about Ramesh?

7. How does Anju feel about her niece?

8. How does Sudha fit into her new life?

9. What role does Sudha's mother-in-law take over Sudha's reproductivity?

10. Why does Sudha think that Gouri has not called to tell her about the brain defect?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the essential differences between Sudha's voice and Anju's voice? Why is voice significant in the novel? Whose voice is stronger?

Essay Topic 2

What role do myths, legends, and traditions play in Anju and Sudha's lives? Does this role control their lives or add to it? Is it a positive or negative influence?

Essay Topic 3

How does Divakaruni set the framework for the novel? Which characters are emphasized in the beginning? How can you predict what will happen by the framework in Chapters 1 and 2?

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